aurore boréale

Definitions of aurore boréale
  1. noun
    an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
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    types:
    aurore australe
    the aurora of the southern hemisphere
    type of:
    phénomène atmosphérique
    a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
  2. noun
    the aurora of the northern hemisphere
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